In Ephesians 5:22-32 Paul instructs: Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord … Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” In a previous article, I argued that this was a fleshing out of 5:21 and the instruction to “submit to one another.” … Continue reading Marriage, mutual submission and headship: what does it look like in practice?
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It’s July 4th – General Election 2024
So, we are off, Rishi Sunak has confirmed the date of the General Election and it will be on July 4th. This morning and right up to and through Prime Minister’s Question, the Prime Minister was staying coy and saying no more than it would be in the second half of the year. That’s technically… Continue reading It’s July 4th – General Election 2024
Faithroots Podcast: Exodus Revisited
This week’s podcast is about Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness (Luke 4:1-13)
Ephesians and the family
The closing passages of Ephesians offer instructions on how families, or households should function. These seem to be follow in structure the household codes of the day, although with differences and as much rooted in Judaism/The Old Testament Scriptures as in Greek culture. They are sandwiched between the command to “be filled with the Spirit”… Continue reading Ephesians and the family
Evangelical Unity
Here are some further thoughts on how we encourage Evangelical Unity. I remember a friend pointing out once that there will be different levels of fellowship and partnership and it is helpful not to have a one size fits all approach to relationships. His analogy was that there will be those you can embrace close,… Continue reading Evangelical Unity
The Big Preach
The Gospels introduce both to what Jesus did and what he said. A significant proportion of that teaching is grouped together in both Matthew and Luke at around about this point either under the heading of “The Sermon on the Mount” when referencing Matthew or “The Sermon on the Plain” (Luke). I believe both accounts… Continue reading The Big Preach
Strengthened in love (A sermon on Ephesians 3:14-21 for Pentecost)
What is love? Famously, a set of cartoons back in the 1980s offered the answer “love is…” with lots of examples. Perhaps, given he was not too sure himself at the time and what was to follow, they were unwise in one suggestion “Love is Charlie and Di” We might suggest that love is our… Continue reading Strengthened in love (A sermon on Ephesians 3:14-21 for Pentecost)
Pentecost
Today is Pentecost Sunday. This is the day when we remember the Holy Spirit being given to the Church. We don’t want this to be a mere historical memorial. Christians today, who have received Christ have received the Holy Spirit. My prayer is that our local churches and each one of you will know his… Continue reading Pentecost
The Church United
If Ephesians is about God’s purpose for his people, then this means that a central focus is on the church. In fact one of the ways that we might express Paul’s overall theme is that God’s people should be united together in love to Christ first and then to one another as his beautiful body.… Continue reading The Church United
Heralded
Luke 3. Our next Jesus and the Gospels podcast installment
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